Week of 9/8/2025

 Hello Second Grade Families,

Upcoming Events

September Birthdays: We have 4 September birthdays! Please feel welcome to send a treat or special snack with your child for his/her birthday. We will have it during snack time. Please avoid foods with artificial colors for birthday treats so we all can participate! 

Book Orders Due: September 12, 2025 (Link here) (Class code: GPC9L)

Conferences: October 8-9 - evening (link coming soon!)

What are we learning?

Character Strong Newsletter: Kindness (click here)

Homework this week:

One math sheet, back to back, due Friday, 9/12

Read 10 minutes every night (good fit books are best for this!) 

Reading/ELA

Module 1: Be a Super Citizen (3-4 weeks)

HELLO, FAMILY!

Over the next three weeks, our class will be learning about what it means to be a good citizen at home, at school, and in the community. We will read about characters and real people who are good citizens, and we will learn how our actions can make a difference to others. Children will also write a personal narrative about something they’ve done to make the world a better place.

Big Idea Words. Reinforce these important topic words when you are reading or talking with your child: citizen, difference, kind.

Try to incorporate questions like these into everyday conversations:

·        What can you do to show you are a good citizen?

·        How can you make a difference in our neighborhood?

·        What are some things we could do to be kind to others?

Let’s Read Together. Make a special time and place to read with your child for 10 minutes every day.

During this module about citizenship, try these activities during your reading time together:

·        Find examples of kindness in the texts.

·        Clap your hands when a character is giving rather than taking.

·        Talk about a character who has a hard time finding ways to belong and describe how other characters could help.

Word Play. Play with words to help develop skills that are important for reading.

Week 1: Syllable Search

Take turns pointing out things at home that have closed syllables (consonant-vowel-consonant), such as bed, hat, and dog.

Week 2: Scavenger Hunt

Look for words that use the Floss Rule (double consonant at the end of word), such as glass, stuff, and bell. See who can find the most words!

Week 3: Check!

Look for words that include ch, sh, wh, or th around your home and in books. When your child sees a word with one of these, make a big check mark motion and say "Check!"

Math

Practice addition and subtraction with models and manipulatives

Relate addition to subtraction with math mountains and stories

Science

Animals - biodiversity, traits, animal groups, characteristics.

Here they are on Friday, 9/5, trying out one of our independent work time rotations called Read to Someone. Students will read self-selected books to different classmates almost daily this year to build reading fluency and stamina! While they read, I can work with small groups of students to differentiate to individual needs.